The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-25

floor and made long speech against union
OF cooperation. He attacked the majority
report, first, as to its claims that the
majority of the Presbyteries' overturing as
sembly We're in favor of a closer relation.
He said there is not an unanimous senti-
ment III any one of the three synods of Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Alabama. referred to
by the majority in favor of an organic
union. The presumption was that the si-
Ience of the majority of the PreSbyteries
placed them in opposition to the union.
There is not demand in any church for
the opening of the question. The church
was not to follow i'll the wake of any politi-
cal or business movement in this country
STANDS ON ITS OWN BASIS.
They. say the war is over Politicians
North and South are fixing up their diff
cultieS, but where is the connection! This
is not a war church This is not a secession
church. We hold that any man, no matter
whether he was born in Maine or i'll Texas,
can be taken into the full fellowship of our
church. If we were united with the North
ern church every time we met there would
be an argument and dissension and an
alienation. Ours is not a Southern church,
but church that differs from the Presby-
terian church of the United States in the in
terpTetation of our common standards
Church and State are not united.
PLAIN TALK.
at is said we fellows are preposterous old
agitators because we will not unite with the
Northern church now that the political
differences are settled. 1t is said the war is
over. Well, you have read of earthquakes,
which after they have passed have left
assures in the plains and the granite noun
tains. Fissures in the plains can be
filed up, but they will remain in the
mountains, which represents our principle,
as long as the mountains stand
mean no discourtesy to any gentleman, but
almost all those preachers who have gone
back into the Northern church were the
most rabid during the war. 1t took two
men to hold them sometimes when the
Northern church was spoken of. Quiet men
stayed the longest, and only went out when
they had to. They have not gone back.
WE TRIED IT ONCE.
"When the General Assembly met in
Columbus, Miss, in 1874 or 1875, there was
so much talk about reunting that our COM
mittee said to the committee of the North
ern assembly that if they would say that the
political differences that caused the split
were formulated i'll times of great excite
ment, the committee would recommend a
consolidation The Northern committee
would not say that, and the matter rested
But you established fraternal relations in
1882! Yes, and the Northern assembly
agreed to such establishment on the under
standing that they receded from no princi-
pie Then two granite pillars were erected
without the arch at the top of the bridge or
at the bottom, representing two churches,
showing where they stood and that they
stood far apart"
The speaker reviewed various actions of
the Northern assembly toward the uniting
of the churches, and then referring again to
the majority report, he thought the dicta-
| tion of the basis of union disrespectful to
the Northern assembly, and said: "They
have too much honesty and principle to ac-
cept those conditions He advised the
| abandonment of the position they had heard
of, to the effect that the Northern church
would not accede to the conditions, but hav-
| ing proposed it the Southern church would
! have the advantage in the public mind.
NOT A CHRISTIAN SPIRIT.
''If you love your Northern brethren as
you say you do, don't put them in that
position" He told of the Roman General
who after the battle, having been congratu
lated on his victory, said, Gone more such
victory, friends, and we are undone" The
| Church of God should not play politician
and ought not to trick one another, This
| church ought to be too grand and Christ
like to resort to any such methods.